Germany Encounters Persistent Illegal Immigration Despite Asylum System Reforms
According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, Germany has identified 15,226 individuals in connection with illegal entry or residency during July and August. Of this total, 484 submitted asylum applications to federal police or relevant authorities. Data released by the Mehr News Agency, citing the “Welt am Sonntag” website, indicates that upon identification, only 90 of these individuals had prior records in the “Eurodac” European system. This system logs information on asylum seekers and certain instances of illegal entry across European countries, serving to determine which member state is responsible for processing asylum claims.
The German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) reported 9,077 new entries into the country’s asylum system during July and August. Specifically, 3,242 applications were registered as initial claims in July, and 3,799 in August.
The published data also reveals that during the same period, German authorities issued decisions to transfer asylum seekers to another European Union member state in 1,794 cases. However, in practice, only 238 individuals were actually relocated to other countries, with 108 of these transfers occurring in August. Croatia, with 27 cases, France with 18, and the Netherlands with 12, were the primary destinations for transfers in August.
These statistics emerge as the European Union has initiated extensive reforms to its common asylum and migration framework, known as the European Union Asylum and Migration Pact (GEAS). A key objective of this pact is to enhance the registration and identification of applicants within member states and to clarify each country’s responsibility in processing asylum requests. The “Welt am Sonntag” report is based on data from the German Federal Police and the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees.
